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By attending the Archie Talks you are funding a new generation of young Irish entrepreneurs, a community who are creating value at an unprecedented level

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By attending the Archie Talks you are funding a new generation of young Irish entrepreneurs, a community who are creating value at an unprecedented level

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on The Archie Talks is the story of a how a group of incredible young people, completely unwittingly, set about building an Ireland unlike anything that had gone before.An Ireland of ideas and creativity, an Ireland of hopes and deeds, an Ireland unafraid of failure, but terrified of not having tried. An Ireland that appreciates success and the effort it necessitates, a nation of the most globalised young people on the planet, living without religious, political or human constraints, hungry to express themselves to the world. An Ireland capable of achieving what previous generations had only dreamt of. This is the beginning of that story, the first chapter; we have begun, and we will continue to introduce you to the heroes and heroines of this cultural coup. The Archie Talks will catalogue the internationalist leaders of a new Ireland. We will bring you the country’s top young entrepreneurs and business leaders so you can hear first-hand what “entrepreneurship” and “Irishness” means to the Google generation. These are the beneficiaries of an unsophisticated boom building incredibly sophisticated businesses. If you’re looking for a hero, if you’re looking to one group to lead Ireland into a more fulfilling future, look behind you, look around you, look within you.

John EganMD, Archipelago

Stephen O’Leary O’Leary Analytics

Sarah Foy Sarah Foy Design

Aisling Hanby Koh creative

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The Archie Talks series is the culmination of a phenomenal amount of work and sacrifice by a great number of people. It is a mechanism for the transference of optimism among a generation beset by doubt, as much as it is a mechanism for the transference of opportunity. Our hope for the Archie Talks is to inspire ideals as much as ideas, conversation as much as commerce and positivity as much as potential. The Archie Talks, narrated by the protagonists of an almost lost generation, tells the story of things to come. It cannot, however, be accomplished without the gracious financial support of established companies, organisations and individuals. Your support, both financial and otherwise, is greatly appreciated.

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s RaboDirect present’s:Aisling Hanby Koh creativeAisling Hanby is Co-Founder and Managing Director of KOH Creative; a design-led creative marketing agency located in Junction Studios in Dublin 2. Aisling met her business partner Gemma Randles while they were studying Visual Communications together at Waterford Institute of Technology. Following plenty of further study, invaluable experience in top agencies, and worldwide travel, Aisling and Gemma set about taking on the recession when they set up their business in 2009. Quickly realizing that there was a huge gap in the industry for a ‘creative collective’, the girls started ‘Junction Studios’; a studio which houses like-minded businesses who can offer different complementary communications services. Aisling is a talented and skilled communicator and networker, who loves chasing opportunities and increasing KOH Creative’s brand awareness. She has also been accepted into the prestigious ‘Going for Growth’ initiative which is targeted at highly successful female entrepreneurs. Aisling has helped turn the business into the award-winning creative graphic design and marketing company it is today, most recently it has been ‘Highly Commended for Best Marketing & Sales in Retail’ at the CIM Centenary Marketing Excellence Awards 2011! Aisling and Gemma, along with their team of six dynamic employees, promise to grow your business and increase sales by creating strategic marketing and design solutions for your brand.

Business & Finance Media Group present’s:Sarah Foy Sarah Foy DesignAfter spending 10 years training and working in the fashion industry Sarah Foy established her company in 2004 specializing in evening and bridal wear design. Taking a unique approach to design, each garment is designed especially and uniquely for each client. By taking all elements of the client’s personality and needs too create a piece that represents its owner. Since starting Sarah Foy Design seven years ago I have grown the business exponentially while also adding to my own skill set. Trained in fashion design and with a creative mind, the administrative aspects of running a business had not been second nature to me, but through seeking advice and learning on the job I have become more and more confident in my business ability. Growing and improving the business is a priority and a challenge I now relish. I am constantly inspired by the resources and creative thinking from small businesses; it encourages me to think of new ways to approach my business. Dublin meaning that all its clients have emergency access to a dentist at all times.

KPMG present’s:Stephen O’Leary O’Leary AnalyticsStephen O’Leary is the 28 year old owner of O’Leary Analytics, an online media and social media monitoring and analysis company. Having gained a degree in Journalism and Media Communications from Griffith College Dublin, Stephen spent a year working with The Irish Examiner in Cork, before returning to Dublin to take up a role with Meltwater News, a Scandinavian media company. He worked in London and Amsterdam, and returned to Dublin to join Green 17, as a sports agent. In November 2009 he set up O’Leary Analytics. As well as an Irish and international client list, research and analysis carried out by O’Leary Analytics has been used by major national and international broadcasters, including RTE, TV3, BBC and The Washington Post.O’Leary Analytics is an online media and social media monitoring and analysis company. Using a range of monitoring and analytical tools, they track and report on coverage from over 170,000 online news-producing sources, and over 300 million social media sources including Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Message Forums. Analysis includes: sentiment, demographics, readership, geographical spread, key influencers, and the comparison of campaigns in Ireland and across the globe.

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NewsWhip Goes LIveNewsWhip.com, a new Irish website that tracks online news stories to reveal which are getting the most interest and interaction, has gone live. The new site tracks tens of thousands of news stories daily and reveals those which are getting shared and discussed the most on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, all in real time. The site was built and launched by Dublin-based entrepreneurs Paul Quigley and Andrew Mullaney, and is based in the NDRC as part of the Launchpad Accelerator Programme.

Start-Up Bootcamp is Up and RunningStart-up Bootcamp, a new business mentoring programme, is now availale to young entrepreneurs. The programme pairs budding buisness people with serial entrepreneurs and subject experts who act as mentors. The first intake of participants took part on January 31 in The Factory on Barrow Street in Dublin 4. Start-Up Bootcamp is run by Eoghan Jennings who is also a partner with Parklane Capital.

Help Teach Kids how to Code Former Archie Talks speaker James Whelton is seeking funding for the expansion of his company, Coder Dojo. James needs help setting up more Dojos to teach kids how to code for free! Check out comicmac.com/help-me-setup-dojos/ for more information.

First-Step Finance Microfinance Joins Sponsors of Archie TalksArchie Talks are delighted to announce First-Step Microfinance as its latest sponsor. First-Step Microfinance provides uncollateralised lending up to €25k to Irish businesses. The company is Ireland’s only micro-finance lender and are a perfect fit for start-ups looking to boot-strap their company, especially younger entrepreneurs who don’t have access to secured lending.

Phorest Secures Investor FundingPhorest, an online booking and management software system aimed at beauty salons in the UK and Ireland, has secured €1.3 million in funding from a syndicate of investors. The investors are the AIB Seed Capital Fund, Enterprise Ireland and Bloom Equity, an angel fund backed by seasoned technology entrepreneurs. Phorest has developed a web-based system that enables hair and beauty salons to take bookings online. It also enables clients to manage appointments, roster staff, control stock and carry out marketing campaigns.

O’Donnells Crisps Secure Tesco Distribution DealO’Donnells Crisps are now selling through Tesco in the UK through Tesco’s Manchester and Birmingham stores. Founder Ed O’Donnell will be speaking at the Archie Talks in March. The 30 year old from Tipperary launched the company two years ago

Hurlóg wins SSCUL Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year AwardHurlóg recently scooped the SSCUL Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award for its innovative new hurley which is specifically designed for children up to the age of six. A soft, light hurley made from a foam, Hurlóg, which is currently being featured in an AIB advert on national television, is extremely light allowing children to learn how to swing correctly using just wrist movements. For more visit www.hurlog.com

Transpoco Wins Contract with Monaghan County CouncilTranspoco recently landed a contract with Monaghan County Council to track winter maintenance vehicles. The deal adds to the company’s succes in Ireland and boosts its status as one of the leaders in the Irish market in GPS tracking software. “We are delighted to win the contract with Monaghan County Council to track their winter maintenance vehicles,” says managing director, Andrew Fleury. “This builds on the work we have been doing in this area for Fingal County Council, Mayo County Council, Offaly County Council,

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and Dublin City Council.” Transpoco has also attracted business from the UK and France. Find out more by visiting www.tranpoco.ie

KOH Creative Aiming for Growth in 2012KOH Creative have recently added six new members to their creative team in Junction Studios to help the company expand in 2012. The design-led marketing agency, which specialises in creative ideas from promotional campaigns, corporate image, branding, marketing, packaging and web and graphic design, includes Smiles Dental, Clerys Dublin and Ballymaloe Country Relish among its presitigious list of clients.Managing director Aisling Hanby is excited about the prospects for 2012. “It is a very promising time for KOH. We confidently offer our clients the full service agency and with our highly experienced support team, we now have the resources to attract bigger projects. There is a lot in store for 2012.” For more information about KOH Creative’s service, visit www.kohcreative.com

 

Collison Brothers’ Start-Up Valued at US$100mLimerick brothers John and Patrick Collison’s Stripe venture has raised US$18m in venture capital from Sequoia Capital and other investors on top of a previous investment that included Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. This latest investment values their rival to PayPal at US$100m. The venture aims to make online payments seamless and uncomplicated by enabling web developers to take payments via the internet without having to set up merchant bank accounts or store credit cards. John (20) and Patrick (22) formed a start-up called Shuppa in 2007 and it later became known as Auctomatic and attracted funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Y Combinator. Shuppa was acquired just a year later by Canadian firm Live Current Media for $5m (€3.2m) when the brothers were just 17 and 19 years of age, respectively. To read a more indepth article on the success of the Collison brother, visit http://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/item/25732-collison-brothers-start-up/

Twitter Co-Founder Backs Irish companyBiz Stone, co-founder of microblogging site Twitter, is investing US$1m (€760,000) in Irish software start-up, Intercom, the Irish Times reports. Paul Adams, an Irish-born Facebook executive, is also taking part in the investment. He and Stone will join Intercom’s advisory board. Irish technology entrepreneurs Paddy Holohan and Eamonn Leonard are also participating in the investment.The company’s chief executive, Eoghan McCabe, described Intercom as being a cross between a customer relationship management system and an instant-messaging platform. For more, visit http://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/item/25517-twitter-co-founder-backs/

Wattics Nominated for R&D AwardWattics, a University College Dublin spin-out, is tapping into the need for businesses to become more energy efficient. The start-up, which is aiming to be a game changer in the energy-management sector, has developed a smart metering solution to help firms manage their energy data and reduce charges on their electricity bills. Founded by Dr Antonio Ruzzelli, Anthony Schoofs and Alex Sintoni as a spin-out from UCD’s School of Computer Science and Informatics and the CLARITY Centre for Web Sensor Technologies, Wattics is currently fundraising and is also planning to employ between 15-25 people within the next three years. The company has been self-funded to date. Based at NovaUCD, Wattics has also just been announced as a finalist in the 2012 Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards. The company has been shortlisted in the Innovation in the Application of R&D category along with Cellix and X-Bolt Orthopaedics. You can read more on Wattics at http://www.siliconrepublic.com/clean-tech/item/25523-ucd-spin-out-wattics/

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The Archipelago Generation are all of us who can tell the difference between Zig and Zag, all of us who know that Thundercats “Ho”, all of us always knew that Kelly and Zach would end up together, all of us who were the academic and intellectual  beneficiaries  of the boom, and all of us who are quickly becoming the  forgotten  generation. It’s the hundreds of people who have contributed to this project already. It’s every Irish graduate who’s had to emigrate, it’s every artist working in an office. Archipelago is for us, because of us. We will now and forever be the Archipelago Generation, islands scattered here there and everywhere, standing alone together.

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